Home›Europe›Sacred ToBrowse BySacred ToThis page groups sacred regions by the specific worship they were built to hold. Wikipedia notes that "the Temple in Jerusalem ... was the central place of worship for Israelites and Jews and serves as the namesake of the Temple Mount." Browsing by sacred-to lets a visitor find every region built to hold the same worship.FactsSacred ToSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedRegions 1Sacred ToFilter Results2 entriesCurrent StatusAllNo continuous Etruscan religious community survives, the tradition is known today only through archaeology, inscriptions and later Roman testimony about Etruscan divination. (1)Era of DeclineAllPublic pagan sacrifice was banned by the emperor Theodosius I in 391 CE, and traditional Roman religion was gradually suppressed as Christianity became the empire's official religion. (1)The last Etruscan haruspices are recorded in the 4th century CE (1)Era of Decline End YearAll400 (2)Era of Decline Start YearAll100 BCE (1)380 (1)Origin AccountAllEtruscan religious texts, including the lengthy Liber Linteus preserved by chance as mummy wrappings in Egypt, survive only in fragments, so most reconstruction of Etruscan religious practice depends on Greek and Roman descriptions and on tomb and temple archaeology. (1)Roman religion developed from early Latin and Etruscan cult practice and absorbed extensive Greek mythology and ritual through contact with Greek colonies in Italy, without a single founder. (1)Origin Period End YearAll700 BCE (1)500 BCE (1)Origin Period Start YearAll800 BCE (1)750 BCE (1)Place of OriginAllEtruria, in central Italy (1)Rome and central Italy (1)Practice StatusAllDiscontinued as a state religion (2)Status TodayAllHistorical; not practised continuously (2)TheologyAllPolytheistic: many gods (2)BrowseCompareEtruscan ReligionSacred To1 entryRoman ReligionSacred To1 entrySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category TreeComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.